2012 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
The CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament determined the two participants representing the African continent at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The competition was played as knockout tournament of four rounds.[1]
Qualification
First round
First leg played on October 2, second leg played on October 23, 2010.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Botswana 
|
2–6 |  Zambia
|
1–4 | 1–2 |
Second round
The first leg was played on January 15, 2011, second leg on January 29, 2011. The first leg of Guinea v Ghana was played on January 16, 2011. The second leg of Ethiopia v Democratic Republic of Congo was played on January 30, 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon 
|
w/o |  Equatorial Guinea
|
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Angola 
|
2–2 (a) |  Namibia
|
2–2 | 0–0 |
Congo 
|
w/o |  Nigeria
|
||
Cameroon 
|
6–0 |  Mali
|
5–0 | 1–0 |
Guinea 
|
1–7 |  Ghana
|
1–2 | 0–5 |
DR Congo 
|
0–3 |  Ethiopia
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
Morocco 
|
1–3 |  Tunisia
|
0–3 | 1–0 |
| Zambia
|
1–5 |  South Africa
|
1–2 | 0–3 |
Third round
The first leg was played on 1–3 April, second leg on 15–17 April.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
|
2–2 (a) | Ghana
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Cameroon
|
0–21 | Equatorial Guinea
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Nigeria
|
9–0 | Namibia
|
7–0 | 2–0 |
| South Africa
|
1–1 (6–5 p) | Tunisia
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
1 Equatorial Guinea were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player,[2] Jade Boho; Cameroon were advanced to the final round.[3]
Final round
The two winners qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.[1]
The first leg was played on 27 August, second leg on 11 September and 22 October.[4][5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
|
3–3 (3–4 p) | Cameroon
|
2–1 | 1–2 |
| South Africa
|
4–1 | Ethiopia
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b FIFA.com – Women's Olympic Football Tournament: Qualifiers, retrieved on April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Eq Guinea thrown out of women's Olympic qualifiers". BBC. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea's Jade Boho to be replaced". FIFA. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Fixture change in Africa
- ^ "Cameroon's women reach Olympics". BBC News. 22 October 2011.